Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The NTA is obviously in a position to assess the validity of an application for a licence to operate a new route. Has it been informed of the routes from which Bus Éireann wants to withdraw? Given the NTA's previous experience in assessing routes, is Ms Graham not in a position to say that perhaps Bus Éireann has got it wrong in terms of eliminating a route? The NTA can determine who gets a licence because it has the figures to assess whether a route is viable but can it assess the decision by Bus Éireann to the effect that certain routes are not viable and accept the request for withdrawal?